Machine Shop at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, circa 1913

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Artifact Overview

The Highland Park Ford Plant, designed by renowned industrial architect Albert Kahn, was the second production facility for the Model T. This photograph shows Highland Park's machine shop filled with specialized machine tools. Among the milling machines shown here are "hobbers," which cut teeth in metal to make gears.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1913

Subject Date

circa 1913

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.03749

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10.5 in